SHORT CV
Mihael Giba (b. 1985, Varaždin) is a multimedia artist living and working in Zagreb. He graduated from the Arts Academy in Split in 2008, receiving the Dean’s Award for Excellence. By combining analogue and digital media, he creates multimedia installations, and extended reality projects that examine the relationships between technology, everyday life, and culture.
He has exhibited in over fifty solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and internationally, including the Art Pavilion in Zagreb, the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Klovićevi Dvori Gallery, Gallery P74 in Ljubljana, and festivals such as Steirischer Herbst and The Wrong Biennale. He was a finalist for the Radoslav Putar Award (2013) and the HT Award (2010, 2018), and received the Third Prize at the 33rd Youth Salon (2016). He is a co-founder of Gallery Greta in Zagreb and the producer of the Interface Festival. He collaborated on three editions of the Venice Biennale (2017, 2019, 2022).
In the production of video games and interactive digital content, he combines an artistic approach with elements of gamification and multimedia storytelling. He has developed over forty web and mobile games for cultural, educational, and promotional projects, and his multimedia games, AR applications, and other digital content form integral parts of permanent exhibitions in museums and interpretation centers. In total, he has realized over 250 professional projects for cultural institutions, artists, and creative industries.
Since 2023, he has been employed at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka, and since 2025 has served as Assistant Dean for Artistic and Scientific Activities. He is a co-founder and executive editor of the journal Dispozitiv (2024) and President of the City of Rijeka’s Cultural Council for Innovative Artistic and Cultural Practices (2025). He is the recipient of the University of Rijeka Teaching Excellence Award (2025).
He has exhibited in over fifty solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and internationally, including the Art Pavilion in Zagreb, the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Klovićevi Dvori Gallery, Gallery P74 in Ljubljana, and festivals such as Steirischer Herbst and The Wrong Biennale. He was a finalist for the Radoslav Putar Award (2013) and the HT Award (2010, 2018), and received the Third Prize at the 33rd Youth Salon (2016). He is a co-founder of Gallery Greta in Zagreb and the producer of the Interface Festival. He collaborated on three editions of the Venice Biennale (2017, 2019, 2022).
In the production of video games and interactive digital content, he combines an artistic approach with elements of gamification and multimedia storytelling. He has developed over forty web and mobile games for cultural, educational, and promotional projects, and his multimedia games, AR applications, and other digital content form integral parts of permanent exhibitions in museums and interpretation centers. In total, he has realized over 250 professional projects for cultural institutions, artists, and creative industries.
Since 2023, he has been employed at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka, and since 2025 has served as Assistant Dean for Artistic and Scientific Activities. He is a co-founder and executive editor of the journal Dispozitiv (2024) and President of the City of Rijeka’s Cultural Council for Innovative Artistic and Cultural Practices (2025). He is the recipient of the University of Rijeka Teaching Excellence Award (2025).